It's a simple thing. My cursor is over a word and I want to get the word so that I can do something with it. I see a few different ways to do this but want to avoid reinvention and use a standard method.

What does "get the word" mean? Do you want a Lisp expression whose value is a string contianing the word? Do you want to mark the word? Do you want to put the word in the kill ring?
– OmarNov 4 '16 at 4:59